Total Crime Rate

13.6 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 13.6 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.8 5/10
  • Other theft 6.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Rushmere Road area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Rushmere , and the 38th lowest crime rate of 432 local areas in Ipswich .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Rushmere Road (IP4 4LQ) in the last 12 months was 13.6 per 1,000 residents and was 72.0% lower than the Rushmere average (48.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

In the area around Rushmere Road (IP4 4LQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Phoenix Road, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kirby Close (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Rushmere Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Milton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Phoenix Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kirby Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Milton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Milton Street Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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